PELHAM, Alabama -- A jury trial in a capital murder case expected to start Oct. 6 for a Pelham man accused of killing three people in 2012 could take seven days to two weeks, according to one of the defense attorneys in the case.

Prosecution and defense attorneys met in chambers on Wednesday afternoon with Shelby County Circuit Judge Dan Reeves in Columbiana to discuss the upcoming trial for Jon Ingram Staggs Jr.

"The judge made inquiries as to where each side is" concerning the upcoming trial, said defense attorney Herbie Brewer Jr., who is handling the case with fellow Jasper attorney Lisa Ivey.

The defense attorneys and the Shelby County prosecutors are expecting Reeves to schedule a hearing a week or so before the trial to review any pending motions and other matters.

In addition to shooting the three at the home where Smith lived with his parents on the 2400 block of Chandabrook Lane on Sept. 9, Staggs stole a television from the residence and money from the victims, according to court documents.

Authorities soon after the shootings arrested Staggs, who lived in the same neighborhood where the killings happened.

An initial indictment against Staggs includes one count of capital murder that specifies the act of killing two or more people and three counts of capital murder with burglary components. A subsequent indictment contained three counts of robbery-related capital murder that allege Ingram intentionally murdered the three individuals while robbing them.